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C4 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1994 Track testing no longer just for show Tired Of All Veric And Ho Play? Check Out Mstdilire Look for MatchLine in The Star and The News every FrxA? and Sunday. FOUR TIMES A CHAMP WTTHPAKM1X BUILD IT RIGHT- 1,3 lMllMtMHl.ll.rl This time, the show is not on. It's coming. The stock ears of the NASCAR Winston Cup series had staged previous practices at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the inaugural Brickyard 400. The first was held Auto Racing Curt Cavin CONCRETE PRODUCTS two summers ago.

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Star Photo Rudy Rudtcol Mike Bliss motors his way to victory Thursday night in the Sunoco Classic feature for Loctite USAC Sprint Cars at Indianapolis Raceway Park. It was Bliss' third straight win at IRP and fourth of his career numbers equalled only by the great Parnelli Jones. First Month FREE on any Motorola Pager Rental or Purchase Indiana's Largest Paging Coverage Including Louisville and Chicago Accessories Quantity Discounts i I 4 third time in 34 series stops this season. The ultra-fast winged sprint cars will compete at Trl-State Speedway in Haubstadt (Just north of Evansville) Sunday at 8 p.m. to complete a busy week.

The Outlaws raced In Wisconsin Monday and Iowa Wednesday. They also have events scheduled in Illinois tonight (LaSalle) and Saturday (Granite City) before arriving in Indiana. USAC will stage its third Jim Hurtubise Classic Sunday at the Action Track in Terre Haute. Racing begins at 7 p.m. In addition to the Indy-car race in Toronto and the NASCAR race at Pocono Sunday, the schedule includes two national events Saturday a USAC midget race at Gainesville, and a NASCAR Busch Grand National race at South Boston, Va.

and the Now data-gathering matters. "Technically, the cars change every week, which is why it doesn't do that much good to test way ahead of time," Petty said. "Most of the tires are track-specified. "We used to go to Bristol and run Charlotte left sides on the right. Now they've got a special Bristol tire.

At Martinsville we'd run right side Martinsville and left side North Wilkesboro. stuff like that. They'll have Indy tires for Indy." Danny Sullivan, the 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner who will try to qualify for the Brickyard in a Lumina, was among those on the IMS oval earlier In the week. He had an old motor and old tires. He didn't mind.

Testing was the agenda. "We changed shocks, springs, rollbars it's been good," he said. "It's going to be a one-lap qualifying deal, so what we have tried to do Is basically get as much of the setup as we can and get that out of the way. "When it comes to the actual practice (Aug. 4-5), we'll do our fine-tuning." Petty has as much fine-tuning as anyone.

His Pontiac Grand Prix felt the biggest crunch of NAS-CAR's reworked rules during the offseason. Gone is the Pontiac's rear downforce advantage, which meant that Petty brought all new configurations to Indy's test this week. "Totally different situation," he said. "Not much of what we did before means anything now because the car is different." Outlaws on state schedule Ted Johnson's World of Outlaws will be in Indiana for just the get us familiar with the race track, the hotels, gettin' around, things like that," driver Kyle Petty said. "It was (a show)." Now, with the Aug.

6 race bearing down on Turn 3, the parade is a short distance down the road. There was no fooling around this week when a host of General Motors drivers took to the track. Public relations directors had closed mouths and focused teams. There was no publicity, no aura of kidlike giddiness previously parlayed by the autograph-obliging drivers. Qualifying at Pocono International Raceway is on the schedule today.

The race Is Sunday. The trip east is followed by a Jaunt south, for the 500-mile race at Talladega. Then Indy. Call Today, 5464000 IMS! 5435 N. Emerson 345, In the Bank One Branch Building State games to showcase 9,000 athletes, 20 sports sports exhibitions and demonstrations, while providing athletes and the public an opportunity to enjoy food, games and prizes.

The opening ceremonies for the Games will take place this evening at 7:30 at the Indiana University Track and Field Stadium on the campus of IUPUI. In the tradition of the Olympic Games, a parade of athletes will promenade through the stadium to begin the ceremony. Following live entertainment, the oath of athletes will be administered, along with the lighting of the torch, which will signify the start of the Games. Swimming and diving competition begins at 8 a.m. today at the Natatorium at IUPUI, followed by basketball (8:30 a.m.), which kicks off at Belzer Middle School, Hamilton Southeastern High School and Hamilton Southeastern Junior High.

Soccer competition begins at 10 a.m. at the Lawrence Soccer Fields, followed by bowling, which begins at noon at the Western Bowl. Weigh-ins for judo and wrestling will take place at 2 p.m. at Arsenal Technical High School. Individual all-day passes are available at the venue gates each day for $5.00.

Discount coupons for tickets are available at Hooks Drug Stores. All-event passes for Friday and Saturday are $10.00. Children 6 and under will be admitted free. By Greg Seiter STAR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Approximately 9,000 athletes are expected to compete in the finals of the 1994 White River Park State Games. The event, which is Indiana's only statewide amateur multi-sports festival, begins today and will run through Sunday.

Nearly 190,000 athletes have participated in the state games since 1983, including more than 20,500 last year. The competition provides athletes of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to compete in Olympic and Pan American Games sports. This year, the state games will hold competition In basketball (5-on-5 and 3-on-3), bowling, cycling, diving, figure skating, 5-mile run 3-mile walk, golf, gymnastics, Judo, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. Competitors qualified for the finals by competing In regional competition June 24-26. Indiana communities hosting regionals were Columbus, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Greater Lafayette, Lawrence, Richmond, Terre Haute and Valparaiso.

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